Jeff DiScala

I have just completed my MLS at the University of Maryland. My focus was in school media and, now having graduated, I hope to go into the middle school grades. Say what you want about students at that age, but they can be a lot of fun and are making so many enriching connections in the curriculum. I am completing my employment as a graduate assistant for the library at the University of Maryland University College (distance ed. within the UM system), and recently completed my field study for school media in three different schools in Maryland.

I am hoping the Emerging Leaders experience will provide an opportunity for me to become more involved in ALA and particularly AASL, who sponsored me for the program (many thanks to them!). Project K is looking to be an interesting one and I'm excited about working with my group members (sorry if this is starting to sound like a cover letter and not a user profile).

When I'm not working on this sort of stuff and school, I tend to be playing frisbee golf, watching too many movies, wishing I were blogging more regularly (but not actually blogging), and reading graphic novels (and other books too, I guess).